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Nov 11

Blueface ranks in Top 20 Fastest growing businesses 2011 – Deloitte Fast 50 awards.

Blueface Nov 16th Special PAYG Offer

Blueface today announced that it ranked number 16 in the 2011 Deloitte Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland. Rankings are based on average percentage revenue growth over five years. Blueface acquired a substantial number of business customers during this period, which has helped create significant growth for the company.

The Fast 50 programme, now in its twelfth year in Ireland, ranks the fastest-growing technology companies in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. This year, there are 14 companies from Northern Ireland in the ranking. The average growth rate of the Fast 50 companies named in this year’s ranking is 674%

To Celebrate our 16th Place position we want to give all our business and residential customers a 16% bonus on all PAYG credit purchased on November 16th. Simply log into your account, select the amount of credit you wish to purchase and you’ll immediately receive  16% Bonus on whatever value you top up by. On Behalf of all the Blueface Team we would like to thank all our customers, both new and existing, for their continued support. Let’s hope for even more success next year!

 

 

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26
Sep 11

Landline number for your business on your iphone? There’s an App for that.

3 Ireland partner with Blueface to offer innovative landline product

Blueface introduces Telecom App allowing Three customers to get a landline number on their iPhone

Blueface, Ireland’s leading internet telephony provider has partnered with Three, Ireland’s largest high speed mobile network and mobile broadband leader, to launch an innovative business offering designed to deliver big business service at small a business price. Blueface and Three are today announcing the introduction of the first telephone App in Ireland that will allow business customers, on the Three mobile network, to get a landline number on their iPhone

The launch has been enabled through the use of Blueface’s proprietary IP platform provisioning and billing system.  The new offering is effectively a virtual landline and is a clear example of Blueface’s vision of communications in the cloud becoming a reality. . Providing low cost innovative services to SMEs has been at the heart of Blueface’s value proposition and this is yet another example of delivery against their brand promise to provide a ‘big business phone service at a small business price’. This new service will help small businesses to thrive and drive their business forward at affordable prices by ensuring that they never miss a call and have the flexibility of a fixed service on their mobile phone.
Alan Foy CEO, Blueface commented on the deal: “Blueface is delighted to be partnering with an innovative operator such as Three to launch this unique landline service to small businesses. The Three landline App not only provides business customers with an innovative way of accessing a fixed landline but also enables customers to save costs using Blueface’s low-cost domestic and international call rates. Blueface are continually innovating to provide our SME customers with big business communications services at a small business price, and we look forward to providing even more developments in the near future.”

Eoin MacManus, Commercial Director at Three Ireland, commented on the launch: “This agreement with Blueface gives us a significant advantage over our competitors in the SME market. This simple easy to use service will mean businesses can now have all the benefits of a fixed line number with the flexibility of mobile communications at exceptional value. We are delighted to bring this innovative product to the market and look forward to working with current and potential business customers to offer them some of the best value business communications solutions in Ireland.”

The new service being offered by Blueface and Three is primarily targeted at the SME market, delivering significant cost savings versus existing services with all the flexibility of a mobile network. With Fixed Line penetration currently at 71%, Blueface and Three see a significant opportunity for growth through delivery of a high quality service at costs significantly lower than those charged by other operators.
It is widely acknowledged that Irish businesses currently pay some of the highest landline costs in Europe with Comreg estimates putting it as much as 40% higher than the UK (€25 compared to €15 in the UK). This new offer combines innovative new technology with an attractive pricing structure. The service is available with Three  Business Solo Plan and can be downloaded from the iTunes app store
Blueface developed the award winning App in connection with Vennetics, an innovator in telecommunication and IT application solutions, using GSM OneAPI specifications. The partnership between Blueface and Vennetics resulted in the companies winning the North / South Collaboration Award at the Irish Times Innovation Awards 2011. The App is not only the first Telecom App of its kind in Ireland, but also a world first in terms of the newly adapted One API specifications as agreed by the GSMA.
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28
Apr 11

“The Future of the Phone” – A Look at New Horizons in Communications

Blueface, Ireland’s leading internet telephony provider today brought together global and local speakers and industry experts to discuss the future of the phone and new horizons in communications, at a conference which took place at the Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin. The event commenced with an opening address from Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Mr Pat Rabbitte TD. and was attended by Industry Professionals, Business People, IT service providers and telecoms experts.
Pat Rabbitte TD
The conference focused on the major trends in the communications industry and undertook a futuristic examination of how communications, telecoms and telephony services will fundamentally change over the next decade. Speakers at this morning’s event included, among others, senior executives from Panasonic Global, Ericsson Europe, H3G Ireland, Blueface, Satellite Broadband Ireland, Emutex and the Telecoms Institute at Trinity College.

Alan Foy, CEO, Blueface, commented: “With the advent of social networking, ubiquitous devices and internet connectivity, we see the consumer market driving more innovation into the business market. Small businesses can now take advantage of these great new services, including IP telephony, to drive business forward and affordable prices. Blueface is committed to the SME market and delivers a tailored, big business communications services at a small business price.”

During the conference there was a series of relevant, thought provoking, keynote addresses from leaders of Irish companies and MNC’s in communications, software and internet businesses.  Themes discussed included, communications as a service (CaaS), IP telephony, mobile convergence, unified communications and collaboration (UC&C), technology including application development and the rise of the smartphone.
Blueface CEO Alan Foy with Irish Minister Pat Rabbitte
Blueface offers targeted solutions for small to medium sized business customers and earlier this year developed an innovative new app, which gives iPhone users a ‘virtual landline number’ that can save users up to 90% on calls. Another innovative offering for SMEs is the Emutex VMX ‘office in a box’ solution for up to 128 extensions. Blueface also teamed up with Panasonic to produce an affordable SME offering, a scalable plug and play product, which can efficiently cater for a wide variety of business sizes, from a 1-2 person business right to up to a 6-8 person organisation.

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1
Apr 11

Get a Revolutionary Landline Service and Save Over 90% on Calls with New Blueface ‘Banter’ App

Blueface, Ireland’s leading internet telephony provider has developed an innovative new app which gives iPhone users a ‘virtual landline number’ and can save users up to 90% on calls.

Banter Blueface iPhone App

The Blueface ‘Banter’ App eliminates the need for residential and business customers to pay costly line rental fees, saving them an average of €25 per month. Once users download the app and enter their details they are given a virtual geographic number depending on their desired location (Dublin 01, Galway 091, Cork 021 etc), and their account is credited with 50c free trial credit. Users can then make and receive calls from the virtual landline number via their iPhone handset.

Making a call via the app is simple. Users can access their iPhone address book through the app and select a contact. When the user presses ‘call’ the app sends a message to the Blueface hub to call the user first and, once answered, call the person they wish to contact.

Alan Foy, CEO, Blueface, commented: “We identified a gap in the business and residential marketplace for a cost saving app that can provide the option of a landline number without the line rental fee. While small entrepreneurial businesses need to provide customers with a landline number, they can do without the extra costs associated with a landline contract. Similarly, 30% of the residential population of Ireland no longer have a landline, but often do not wish to make expensive calls from their mobile phones. The Blueface Banter App provides a solution to all these needs.”

As well as the saving on line rental fees, customers can make significant savings on calls made via the app, particularly on international calls. A call from Ireland to Australia, for example, made from a traditional mobile network, would cost the user from €1.46 to €2 per minute. However, if the same call is made via the Blueface Banter App, the call would cost as low as 9.7c per minute, a saving of up to 96%.

Blueface developed the award winning app in connection with Vennetics, an innovator in telecommunication and IT application solutions, using GSM OneAPI specifications. This partnership between Blueface and Vennetics resulted in the companies winning the North / South Collaboration Award at the Irish Times Innovation Awards 2011. The awards celebrate companies that have the ability, not only to come up with great ideas, but to take those great ideas and ensure they add significant value to all users and can be applied to create tangible organisational and business impact. It is clear that the Blueface Banter app successfully fulfils these criteria.

The Blueface Banter App is free to download and is available now on the iTunes store. See further details at www.blueface.ie or access from the iTunes store.  If you don’t have an iPhone, Blueface has an alternative service ‘goMobile’ which can be viewed here. The goMobile service allows all mobile users to access very low international call rates.

For more information, please consult www.blueface.ie or contact Alan Haverty at +353 (0) 1 524 2009

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1
Nov 10

Blueface launches its Brighter Enterprise Program with Social Entrepreneurs Ireland

Blueface, the leading Internet telephone service provider has launched its Brighter Enterprise program with Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI). This affinity program aims to support enterprises that are in start up mode and who want to manage their telecommunication costs. All of SEI’s Network members around Ireland can avail of Blueface’s full suite of business products at a significantly discounted rate.  As part of its arrangement with SEI, Blueface is providing free telephone services for a year to the three 2010 SEI award finalists.

Blueface and Social Entrepreneur Ireland


Blueface is also supporting entrepreneurship in Ireland by providing SMEs with their telecommunications services at a fraction of the cost of traditional operators, with a typical saving of 50% over other operators.  Blueface has a full suite of call plans, including conference and eReception services.

The SEI awards focuses on and promotes the work of outstanding social entrepreneurs.  This year’s finalists who will be availing of the Blueface service are Dara Hogan, Frances Black and John Lawlor.  Dara Hogan set up Fledglings Early Years Education and Care, as a not-for-profit social franchise to support and mentor early years educators in disadvantaged communities; Frances Black set up The RISE Foundation, to assist families dealing with addiction, to understand the impact of addiction and its effects on relationships; and John Lawlor set up Bridge to College, which works with young people to lift educational horizons based on a new model of team-based workshops and technology mediated learning.

“Blueface is delighted to partner with Social Entrepreneurs Ireland to sponsor the communication needs of its members as part of its Brighter Enterprise program. Some of Ireland’s brightest entrepreneurs are coming up with innovative approaches to tackle current and further challenges, well believe there is great synergy between Blueface and SEI and are delighted to be able to provide this level of support ,” said Alan Foy, Chief Executive, Blueface.

Seán Coughlan, Chief Executive, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, said: “In order for social entrepreneurs to turn their vision into reality and tackle some of our entrenched social and environmental problems they need encouragement and support. By making this generous offer Blueface has shown real leadership in stepping up to the plate, providing significant support to our network of social entrepreneurs. They are to be applauded as their support for social entrepreneurs will ultimately lead to long term benefits for communities throughout Ireland.”

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11
Feb 10

Alan Foy Blueface CEO discusses the new offer on TV3

Blueface CEO, Alan Foy, was invited to Ireland AM on TV3 to discuss our latest special offer: Free Irish Calls for Life.

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6
Jan 10

Blueface kick-starts the Telecoms shake up in 2010

New CEO, Alan Foy
New CEO, Alan Foy is very confident about the year ahead

Blueface, Ireland’s leading internet telecoms company, is set to make some powerful changes in 2010.  Today, the innovative, fast growing technology company announced its first change; the appointment of a new Chief Executive, Mr. Alan Foy.

6th January, 2010 – Dublin, Ireland, Blueface formally announces the appointment of Alan Foy to the role of Chief Executive of Blueface Ltd.   Mr. Foy is charged with creating and building the next phase of growth for Blueface, a young, innovative and dynamic company with an ambitious new strategic direction.   Mr. Foy will lead the management team to create and deliver unique communications products and services to business, residential and wholesale customers in the UK and Ireland.

“There’s lots of very exciting news in Blueface”, Mr. Foy explains, “We have special cutting edge projects in incubation which clearly demonstrate Blueface’s commitment to innovation and to delivering low-cost, 21st century telecoms for all our customers”.  “We also have star players joining the management team both here in Ireland and in the UK to help deliver on Blueface’s ambitious plans and who fit with our company’s entrepreneurial and unique culture”.

Mr. Foy comments that, “Blueface is a home-grown Irish technology company delivering cost savings and great communications functionality to Irish and UK SME’s and residential customers in these challenging economic times”. “We empower our customers to take control of their communications services and to manage the costs involved in ways that most telecoms companies wouldn’t dare to offer.  The customer value proposition of Blueface stacks up now more than ever”.

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